phyrric

They may provide you and the dwindling band of so called AGW sceptics with small phyrric victories.

On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2010

Depending on what the court decides, we will either PROTEST or CELEBRATEWe will PROTEST if: -- The court upholds Prop 8, and invalidates the 18,000 same-sex marriage licenses that California already issued; or, -- The court upholds Prop 8, but upholds the 18,000 same-sex marriages already performed, which would be a cruel, but phyrric victory for equality.

Get Ready To React: Prop H8 Marriage Ruling Day of Decision is Tuesday 5-26 2009

It takes rare political genius, however, and probably also good fortune, to score lasting, non-phyrric victories in this battle. (yes, CU, saw your post this morning!)

A Fire Raging in Islington Newmania 2007

A phyrric victory - as Society spirals down into chaos, bankrupty and racial/religious conflict. phil

On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

The dominant media readied to pounce on the results but instead went into gloat mode on a win Chavez called a "phyrric victory" but Murdoch headlines trumpeted "Chavez's president-for-life-bid defeated."

Lies, Damn Lies and the Murdoch Empire 2008

As King Pyrrhus is claimed to have said after the phyrric wars "Another such victory over the Romans and we are undone."

Archive 2008-05-01 FIDO The Dog 2008

But, if the regulators fail with the market thing, it'll end up having been a phyrric victory, win the battle, lose the war kind of sittyation, there.

How To Deal With Pirates (American, not Somalian) 2008

It will prove to be a phyrric but passing personal pummel.

The Early Word: Superdelegates - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

The only astonishing thing is any of this is that MoS didn't settle or, at least, post a nominal £10k bond with the court, which would stiffed Jones for his legal costs and made his victory a phyrric one.

Labour MP Wins Libel Case 2007

It can also come from an obsession with hollow or phyrric victory, in which one wins the battle but loses the war in the process.

Firedoglake » Sorry Gulf Coast: He Does Wars 2006